Fishery industry a unique opportunity for economic growth: Minister

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Fishery industry a ‘unique opportunity’ for economic growthMinister Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Mohammad-Ali Nikbakht saidinvestment in the fisheries and aquaculture sector would provide a “uniqueopportunity” for the country’s economic growth.The Ministry of Agriculture attaches great importance toinvestment in the sectors of fisheries, aquaculture, fishing, and watershed andaquifer management, Nikbakht said last week visiting the western province ofHamedan

Sep 18 202311:54

Fishery exports increase 32 percent in 5 months on year

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Fishery exports increase 32% in 5 months on year The value of Iran’s fishery export has risen 32 percent inthe first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21),compared to the same period of time in the past year.According to Abbas Mokhtari, the director general of theAgriculture Ministry’s Office of Quality Improvement, Processing, and AquaticMarket Development, some 83,000 tons of fisheries and aquaculture productsworth $140 million were exported during the

Sep 18 202311:43

Iran annual fishery export stands at 605 million dollars

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Iran annual fishery export stands at605 million dollars The value ofIran’s fishery export stood at $605 million in the past Iranian calendar year1401 (ended on March 20), the head of Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) HosseinHosseini announced.“Last year,181,000 tons of fishery products valued $605 million were exported,” Hosseinisaid on Sunday on the occasion of Government Week (August 24-30). Iran'saquaculture industry is on the wave of progress and has world ranks in thepro

Sep 4 202315:30

Iran exports over 68,000 tons of aquatics in 4 months

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Iran exported 68,135 tons of aquatic products worth $115million in a 4-month period ending July 22, according to the director generalof Iran’s Aquatics Market Development, Processing and Quality ImprovementOffice. 31,000 tons of different species of fish, valued at $50million, were exported from March 21 to July 22, Ababs Mokhtari told FARS. In this period, 2,208 tons of tuna fish, valued at $2million, 142 tons of ornamental fish, valued at $167,000 and 1.451 million tonsof different types

Aug 30 202313:07

Iran sets up major disease-free facility to improve shrimp brand

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Iran sets up major disease-free facility to improve shrimpbrand The Iranian Ministry of Agriculture has launched a majorproject in the southern Bushehr Province to mass produce disease-resistantshrimp, the head of Iran Fishery Organization (IFO) announced. The construction of the facility has begun with aninvestment of $13.5 million, Hossein Hosseini said last week. He added that the plan implementation will lead toself-sufficiency in shrimp production, thereby cutting imports. Also, it willcrea

Aug 30 202312:11

Iran exports 4,000 tons of trout to Russia, Persian Gulf nations

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Iran exports 4,000 tons of trout to Russia, Persian Gulfnations Some 4,000 tons of trout have been exported to Russia andPersian Gulf nations since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year(March 21), according to the managing director of Iran’s Coldwater Fish FarmersAssociation.Since beginning of the year, Iranian trout farmers haveexported about 4,000 tons of this freshwater fish, Arash Nabizadeh said onSaturday. He added that most of the country’s trout production isexpo

Aug 21 202319:00

Iran and Iraq discuss expansion of agricultural ties

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Iran, Iraq discuss expansion of agricultural ties During a meeting between Iranian Agriculture MinisterMohammad Ali Nikbakht and his Iraqi counterpart in Tehran on Thursday, theIranian minister referred to the close relations between the two countries andstressed the need to use all capacities and expand bilateral relations invarious agricultural fields. “The cultural, social and religiousrelations between the people of Iran and Iraq have their roots in history, andreligious commonalities

Aug 19 202312:06

Iran launches 2 open sea cage farming projects in Bushehr province

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Iran launches 2 open sea cage farming projects in Bushehrprovince Iran has started two open sea cage farming projects inTangestan county, southwestern Bushehr province, the head of the province'sfishery department announced. "With the launch of these two projects, the number ofsea cage farming projects in county will increase to nine," Abuzar Habibi saidon Saturday. Currently, there are about 2.5 million baby fish underharvest in the cages, he added. Cage fish farming is a relatively new meth

Aug 13 202322:50

1st national ornamental fish expo underway in Tehran

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The first national “Ornamental Fish and the AquariumIndustry” exhibition opened on Tuesday, August 8, at Goftogoo Park in Tehranand will run till August 11. “One important aspect of ornamentalfishes is their biodiversity and adaptation to various biological capacities,”Hossein Hosseini, the head of Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO), said onTuesday inaugurating the exhibition in the Iranian capital. He added that ornamental fishes are emerging as a majorresource for divers

Aug 10 202317:19

Iran and Serbia agree to barter agricultural inputs

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Iran, Serbia agree to barter agricultural inputs In a recent meeting between Iran’s Minister of AgricultureMohammad Ali Nikbakht and Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic ofSerbia Vladimir Orlic, the two sides agreed to barter Iran’s urea fertilizerfor Serbia’s phosphate fertilizer. Iran and Serbia have established friendly and historicalrelations with each other and his ministry will make its utmost effort tofurther strengthen relations in the economic fields, espe

Aug 1 202312:03